§ 1396 False Statements Prohibited

Health and Safety Code·California

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•You can't lie on official forms or reports given to the director.
•You can't leave out important facts that are required on these forms.
•Doing this on purpose is against the law.

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You fill out a form to get a business license and lie about your past crimes.

If you knowingly lie or hide important info on the form, you're breaking the law.

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§ 1396 False Statements Prohibited

It is unlawful for any person willfully to make any untrue statement of material fact in any application, notice, amendment, report, or other submission filed with the director under this chapter or the regulations adopted thereunder, or willfully to omit to state in any application, notice, or report any material fact which is required to be stated therein. (Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 525, Sec. 151. Effective January 1, 2000. Operative July 1, 2000, or sooner, by Sec. 214 of Ch. 525.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 1396.

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